Traditional Knowledge Laws: Burundi

Subject Matter of Protection

Article 1

(h) "expressions of folklore" means productions of characteristic elements of the traditional artistic heritage developed and perpetuated in Burundi by a community or by individuals recognized as meeting the traditional artistic expectations of such a community and includes:

‐ folk tales, folk poetry and riddles
‐ folk songs and instrumental music
‐ folk dancing and entertainment
- productions of folk arts such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, pottery, terracotta, carvings, mosaics, woodwork, metal ware, jewelry, textiles and costumes;

(o) "works derived from folklore" means any work composed of elements borrowed from the Burundian traditional cultural heritage.

Beneficiaries or Rightholders

Article 63

In the case of a work originally belonging to a legal entity, subject to the imprescribtible right of the state with regard to folklore, the rights referred to in Article 24 shall be protected for a period of 50 years beginning from  the date on which the work was lawfully made accessible to the public.